The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-23

| For some time past he has been working as q
common laborsr" This sort of history repeats
| itself very often. It has become proverbial
that the sous of rich men rarely inherit the abl-
| ity to increase or even to manage and hold
together the wealth they inherit. There is an
occasional exception. but tho general rule is as
stated. It is easier to transmit fortune than
| it is to endow the recipient with the qualities
| of industry thrift. temperance and business
| sagacity. There is hardly community in the
| United States that does not furnish notable ex-
| smples of family estates wrecked and comforta-
| BILE fortunes accumulated with difficulty by one
| generation to be souandered with ease by
| another.
THE Indianapolis correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette SAYS the Knights of
Labor are losing ground in this district, known
as No log, and in proof of the assertion says:
| THE district takes in a radius of fifty miles,
| with Indianapolis as a center. One year ago 1t
| contained ffty-one local assemblies, with
membership of over six Thousand. At the Rich
mond convention of 1886 it was represented by
six delegates. The basis of represent ation then
| was one delegate for every one thousand mem
| bers in good standing fraction above five
hundred District 106 was entitled to six dele
| gates, and had almost enough members to give
| IL additional member of the convention.
| Since the Richmond convention more than TWEEN
ty of the local assemblies have ceased existence.
and the mem bershp in the others has been
greatly reduced. The basis of representation to
the general convention changed at Rich
mond so as to allow only one delegate for every
three thousand members or fraction over fifteen
hundred. Had the order here maintained it's
strength it would have been entitled to send at
least two delegates to Minneapolis. while. in
fact. it could muster but little more than
being considerably less than three thousand"
Mr.. FRANKLIN SIMMONS. who executed the
statue of Morton which stands in the Circle, has
completed one of Lonefellow. which is spoken
of in terms of the highest praise by friends Of
the dead poet and by art critics. OF Mr.. Sim
himself a correspondent writing from
Paris says he is probably better known in art
circles in Europe than he is at home. The
writer adds: What honor he is held in in his
own country know not; but here in Paris and
at Rome and Florence, he is regarded of
the half-dozen best sculptors of the world.
heard professor at the Fine Arts School say. not
long ago, that America. having produced Joel
Hart Hiram Powers. and Franklin Simmons.
deserved foremost place among artistic ma
tons" The Longfellow statue is to be erected
in Portland. Me-. Mr.. Simmons's old home, and
good judges say it will certainly rank among the
best works Of recent times
GENERAL BoYNToN. who is visiting in Gin
cinnati, finds the asphalt streets in that city
better than those of Washington. where he has
lived for many years. He says the Cincinnati
streets are better laid out and in better condi-
ton than those of Washington. Especially is
he surprised to find how well they stand heavy
traffic. the prevalent opinion having been that
asphalt was suited only for residence or light
driving streets. All experience goes to show
that with asphalt, with other kinds of pave
ment. great deal depends on the way the work
is done. Good materials and solid, honest work
are needed to make good pavement of any kind
"PERsoNAL liberty is in peril In Philadelphia
that is to say. personal liberty to sell whisky
Sunday and all night. and to indulge in general
lawlessness at all hours. The indications that
this liberty will be curtaied there at the COM
ing municipal election just as it WAS in Indian
apois two weeks ago. This is off year for
organizations which nscribe their banners:
"Elect the Democratic ticket and down with the y
Sunday and anti-liquor laws"
SIR CHARLES and Lady Dixie have been re-
ceived twice by the Sultan. have been given a
state banquet and have altogether had an extra
ordinary reception. It is not known whether 4
Sir Charles regards this 'vindicaton," but
considering the fact that the august Turk has
fancy for harems himself. the vindication theory
will probably not be accepted by Dilkes English
constituents.
AT recent session Of the Blue and the Gray
at Paducah KY, one4s sxander Brown. a gray,
made a speech in which he introduced himself
as 'the sole surviving private soldier of the
late war" This was palpable hit at the
colonies and majors of the South, who hold
themselves the only heroes of the ''rich mans
war and the poor mans fight"
DIR. LoRIMER, the we'll known Baptist minis
ter of Chicago in an address at Louisville. said
~ want Sunday law; believe God Almighty
can run this world without policeman"
Doubtless God could run the world without
policeman or any other agency for preserving
peace and enforcing law, but doubtless God
ever has done it.
THE world can't be entirely given over to tie
demnitlon bow-wows. when counties in Mis-
souri, will vote 'dry" in elections under the local
option law. The fact that county called
pike has voted for mo Saloons" encourages
the belief that the millennium is no further away |
than year after next.
DEAD men tell no tales, says the adage. The |
Baltimore courts are also determined they shall |
not vote. and thus far have stricken the names |
Of over five hundred from the registration lists.
It is but fair to say the dead did not put |
them there.
THE Scandinavian officers and soldiers have |
been royalty entertained by their countrymen in |
New York. They pleased with everything
in this country except the thing that
brought them here-the Chicago encampmeus
THE Anarchist afford rare opportunity
to some of the Supreme Judges to write a
great opinion that will go laundering down the |
aisles of time.
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland have re-
turned to Washington. The latter tired.
In the matter of entertaining the presidential
party Atlanta is the tail-ender